[Avodah] Wording of Kaddish

[D&E-H Bannett]

Re: <<How do we know what is correct nikkud for Aramaic? 
Are there old
manuscripts with nikkud written in?>>

There certainly are old mss of Aramaic with nikkud.  Targum 
Onkelos and Targum Yerushalmi and Yb"U.  The Yemenite 
targums are usually considered to be more accurate on 
nikkud.

  Re: << According to Artscroll Gemaras, "yes" in Aramaic is 
technically "Ein", not "een" as is commonly used. (R. Frank 
in "Practical Talmud Dictionary" has "een", and Jastrow has 
both.)>>

As Aramaic yes is similar to the Hebrew equivalent "hein" it 
might have had the same nikkud.  All it lost is its "h". 
But, then, modern Israeli Hebrew also seems to have lost its 
"h" after losing a few other letters in previous 
generations.

D.